Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRACTORY METALS & HARD MATERIALS
Volume 56, Issue -, Pages 18-26Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2015.12.005
Keywords
Friction stir welding; HSLA steel; Tool material; Tool life; Microstructure
Funding
- Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL), Ambernath through CARS project [G8/15250/2011]
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A non-consumable tool is a vital requirement for friction stir welding (FSW) of high melting point alloys such as steel and titanium. In this investigation, an attempt was made to understand the pre-weld and post-weld micro structural characteristics of three tungsten based alloy FSW tools viz. 90%W, 95%W and 99%W. A naval grade high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel plates of 5 mm thickness were welded using the above tools with a tool rotational speed of 600 rpm and welding speed of 30 mm/min. Microstructural characteristics of the FSW tools, before and after welding, were analyzed using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). From this investigation, it is found that the tool made of 99% W doped with 1% La2O3 exhibited microstructural stability at elevated temperatures during FSW process. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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